North Jersey Counseling Associates LLC

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07/29/2025

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07/29/2025

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07/27/2025

What to do when you feel your loss deserves more attention.

07/27/2025

In a moment that has touched hearts around the world, a young orphaned boy found a deeply creative way to cope with the pain of missing his mother. Standing on the playground, he picked up a piece of chalk and began to draw, a careful, life-sized outline of his mom, arms outstretched in a loving embrace. Once finished, he gently lay down inside the drawing, letting the imagined arms cradle him in a bittersweet reunion.

This powerful, wordless act wasn’t just a drawing, it was an emotional lifeline. For a child separated by loss or distance, memory and imagination become precious sources of comfort. The image speaks to the boundless need for love, and how even a simple sketch can transform grief into connection. The boy’s story reminds us that children are astonishingly resilient, able to turn loneliness into hope through creativity and play.

For anyone who has ever yearned for someone they loved, this scene resonates as both a testament to the lasting strength of parental bonds and the healing power of imagination. In chalk and childhood, the outlines of love endure, showing that sometimes, the most profound comfort can come from the simplest acts of the heart.
📚 Sources: Orphanage Social Media, Human Interest Features, Child Psychology Reports (2024)

07/27/2025

Research on our growing "mattering deficit" and what could help.

07/25/2025

2. The rules are never clear, and they keep changing.